Office supply fun

Mini Trash and Recycle Bins for Your Desktop

Not really sure why I bought these but they looked cool and sometimes I'm a sucker when it comes to impulse purchases. They are basically mini replicas of trash and recycle bins that you can use on your desk for pen holders or to store other small items like paper clips. They definitely make for a great decorative touch on any desk and are probably a great conversation starter too. You can find them here on Amazon. … [Read more...]

Friday Housekeeping – Giveaways and Feedback

Recently I asked for some feedback on posting reviews about a wallet and a Samsung Gear Smart watch, and I got some great comments and emails expressing a variety of opinions. I took all of the comments into account and they all had a big influence in my decision, which was not to follw any of them. :D I'll have more news on that shortly so keep an eye out. … [Read more...]

Top Pens from Amazon to Start the New Year

I like to take the occasional look at what the top selling roller ball pens are on Amazon, sometimes I'm disappointed, sometimes I'm happy, and sometimes I'm surprised. Today hits two of those three emotions over this list, so lets take a quick but closer look. … [Read more...]

2016 Editors’ Choice Awards

Every year I like to put together a list of the top office supplies that we reviewed for the year, so lets take a look at our 2016 Editors' Choice Awards for the years office supplies. … [Read more...]

MAGNETIPS Magnetic Fineliner Refillable Pens on Kickstarter

I saw these MAGNETIPS Fineliner pens (via Kickstarter) and my honest first reaction was to brush them off, but after looking more closely and reading the whole project page, I gave it some thought and think these might actually be kind of cool. I'm usually a big fan of anything with super strong neodymium magnets, but hesitate when it comes to "novelty" type pens. I think the addition of the magnets on these provide a ton of cool functionality though so … [Read more...]

2015 Editors’ Choice Awards

Every year we take a look at a ton of different cool office supplies and compile our annual Editors' Choice Awards for the best in multiple categories. It's not to say there aren't other possibilities in each of these categories, but there is only so much time in a day to take a look at these and these are our favorites. … [Read more...]

How to ALWAYS Get a Discount at Staples – Cardpool

I've been meaning to share this website and try it myself for a while, but things have been super busy so I'm just getting around to it now. Its the website Cardpool that offers a way to buy and sell gift cards, which essentially gives you a permanent discount at some of your favorite stores. … [Read more...]

2015 Holiday Gift Guide for Office Supply Geeks

I tried to round up some of my favorite items that I ran across this year that I thought would make great for great gift ideas this holiday season. Hopefully this list will help you find somethihg for everyone from your friends, and family to that odd-ball co-worker and your manager plus everyone in between, not to mention some simple stocking-stuffers too. … [Read more...]

I Only Buy Solid Gold Staples

Don't worry, reading the headline for this post may lead you to think I've lost my mind, but that was a quote that caught my attention the other day when watching TV. It was a quote from the above NY Lotto commercial, which is pretty funny if you watch it. Hearing a voice say "I only buy solid gold staples" is certainly something that will grab my attention, so after I realized what it was, it still made me want to do some research to see if such a thing … [Read more...]

Random Observations on a Questionable Writing Combination

I love keeping an eye out for pens in the media to see who is using what, and sometimes you will see some interesting things. This has been bothering me for a while, and I admit its a ridiculously silly thing to let bother me. It's not really not like I'm losing sleep over it, but I need an answer. Michael Smerconish (@smerconish) along with several other television news reporters I've seen seem to like taking their notes on a legal pad using standard … [Read more...]

Pilot Vanishing Point Stylus Hack – Not Really a Hack

So something I kind of stumbled on by mistake is that there is a Pilot Vanishing Point stylus hack, that well isn't really a hack...because you just pick it up and use it like a stylus. Check out the video below for a little additional detail though. For some reason this didn't work well at all with an iPhone and surprisingly (to me at least) the bamboo version of the Pilot Vanishing Point also works. Also, there is the obvious … [Read more...]

Motivational Sticky Notes myStickyQuotes

One of the great things about attending the National Stationery Show is getting to meet new people with great products and ideas. One of those people this year was Michael Russo who had his new product there, called StickyQuotes. The name and picture of the product above probably already give you an idea what these are all about, but lets take a closer look. … [Read more...]

Taking Requests for the 2015 National Stationery Show

A photo posted by OfficeSupplyGeek (@officesupplygeek) on May 19, 2014 at 7:34am PDT In a few days (May 18th to be exact) I will be heading off to the 2015 National Stationery Show as I have done for the past 5+ years to check out all of the cool new office supplies and to see some of the great folks that I interact with electronically via the blog. If you are planning on being at the show on Monday and would like to meet up, feel free to shoot me an … [Read more...]

Follow Up on Bond Handwritten Notes

A few days ago we featured Bond Handwritten Notes that are written with a real pen and ink, but with a robot that mimics actual human handwriting. On their site they offer a chance to get a sample of one of their handwritten robot notes for free in the mail so I filled out their form so I could get one and see it in person for myself. Above is the envelope that it came in which is also written with their automated robot handwriting pen. To be totally … [Read more...]

Last updated by Brian Greene at July 25, 2017.